GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |